# buffa
## English
### Etymology

From Italian. See buffo and buffoon.

### Noun

buffa (plural buffas)
* (music) The comic actress in an opera.

#### Related terms

* opera buffa

### References

* “buffa”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

## Finnish
### Etymology

Clipping of buffetti

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbufːɑ/, [ˈbufːɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ufːɑ
* Hyphenation: buf‧fa

### Noun

buffa
* (colloquial) buffet
    Synonyms: buffetti, noutopöytä, seisova pöytä

#### Declension

Possessive forms of buffa (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
buffani
buffani
accusative
nom.
buffani
buffani
gen.
buffani
genitive
buffani
buffieni buffaini $^{rare}$
partitive
buffaani
buffiani
inessive
buffassani
buffissani
elative
buffastani
buffistani
illative
buffaani
buffiini
adessive
buffallani
buffillani
ablative
buffaltani
buffiltani
allative
buffalleni
buffilleni
essive
buffanani
buffinani
translative
buffakseni
buffikseni
abessive
buffattani
buffittani
instructive
comitative
—buffineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
buffasi
buffasi
accusative
nom.
buffasi
buffasi
gen.
buffasi
genitive
buffasi
buffiesi buffaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
buffaasi
buffiasi
inessive
buffassasi
buffissasi
elative
buffastasi
buffistasi
illative
buffaasi
buffiisi
adessive
buffallasi
buffillasi
ablative
buffaltasi
buffiltasi
allative
buffallesi
buffillesi
essive
buffanasi
buffinasi
translative
buffaksesi
buffiksesi
abessive
buffattasi
buffittasi
instructive
comitative
—buffinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
buffamme
buffamme
accusative
nom.
buffamme
buffamme
gen.
buffamme
genitive
buffamme
buffiemme buffaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
buffaamme
buffiamme
inessive
buffassamme
buffissamme
elative
buffastamme
buffistamme
illative
buffaamme
buffiimme
adessive
buffallamme
buffillamme
ablative
buffaltamme
buffiltamme
allative
buffallemme
buffillemme
essive
buffanamme
buffinamme
translative
buffaksemme
buffiksemme
abessive
buffattamme
buffittamme
instructive
comitative
—buffinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
buffanne
buffanne
accusative
nom.
buffanne
buffanne
gen.
buffanne
genitive
buffanne
buffienne buffainne $^{rare}$
partitive
buffaanne
buffianne
inessive
buffassanne
buffissanne
elative
buffastanne
buffistanne
illative
buffaanne
buffiinne
adessive
buffallanne
buffillanne
ablative
buffaltanne
buffiltanne
allative
buffallenne
buffillenne
essive
buffananne
buffinanne
translative
buffaksenne
buffiksenne
abessive
buffattanne
buffittanne
instructive
comitative
—buffinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
buffansa
buffansa
accusative
nom.
buffansa
buffansa
gen.
buffansa
genitive
buffansa
buffiensa buffainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
buffaansa
buffiaan buffiansa
inessive
buffassaan buffassansa
buffissaan buffissansa
elative
buffastaan buffastansa
buffistaan buffistansa
illative
buffaansa
buffiinsa
adessive
buffallaan buffallansa
buffillaan buffillansa
ablative
buffaltaan buffaltansa
buffiltaan buffiltansa
allative
buffalleen buffallensa
buffilleen buffillensa
essive
buffanaan buffanansa
buffinaan buffinansa
translative
buffakseen buffaksensa
buffikseen buffiksensa
abessive
buffattaan buffattansa
buffittaan buffittansa
instructive
comitative
—buffineen buffinensa :
Possessive forms of buffa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
buffani
buffani
accusative
nom.
buffani
buffani
gen.
buffani
genitive
buffani
buffojeni buffaini $^{rare}$
partitive
buffaani
buffojani
inessive
buffassani
buffoissani
elative
buffastani
buffoistani
illative
buffaani
buffoihini
adessive
buffallani
buffoillani
ablative
buffaltani
buffoiltani
allative
buffalleni
buffoilleni
essive
buffanani
buffoinani
translative
buffakseni
buffoikseni
abessive
buffattani
buffoittani
instructive
comitative
—buffoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
buffasi
buffasi
accusative
nom.
buffasi
buffasi
gen.
buffasi
genitive
buffasi
buffojesi buffaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
buffaasi
buffojasi
inessive
buffassasi
buffoissasi
elative
buffastasi
buffoistasi
illative
buffaasi
buffoihisi
adessive
buffallasi
buffoillasi
ablative
buffaltasi
buffoiltasi
allative
buffallesi
buffoillesi
essive
buffanasi
buffoinasi
translative
buffaksesi
buffoiksesi
abessive
buffattasi
buffoittasi
instructive
comitative
—buffoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
buffamme
buffamme
accusative
nom.
buffamme
buffamme
gen.
buffamme
genitive
buffamme
buffojemme buffaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
buffaamme
buffojamme
inessive
buffassamme
buffoissamme
elative
buffastamme
buffoistamme
illative
buffaamme
buffoihimme
adessive
buffallamme
buffoillamme
ablative
buffaltamme
buffoiltamme
allative
buffallemme
buffoillemme
essive
buffanamme
buffoinamme
translative
buffaksemme
buffoiksemme
abessive
buffattamme
buffoittamme
instructive
comitative
—buffoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
buffanne
buffanne
accusative
nom.
buffanne
buffanne
gen.
buffanne
genitive
buffanne
buffojenne buffainne $^{rare}$
partitive
buffaanne
buffojanne
inessive
buffassanne
buffoissanne
elative
buffastanne
buffoistanne
illative
buffaanne
buffoihinne
adessive
buffallanne
buffoillanne
ablative
buffaltanne
buffoiltanne
allative
buffallenne
buffoillenne
essive
buffananne
buffoinanne
translative
buffaksenne
buffoiksenne
abessive
buffattanne
buffoittanne
instructive
comitative
—buffoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
buffansa
buffansa
accusative
nom.
buffansa
buffansa
gen.
buffansa
genitive
buffansa
buffojensa buffainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
buffaansa
buffojaan buffojansa
inessive
buffassaan buffassansa
buffoissaan buffoissansa
elative
buffastaan buffastansa
buffoistaan buffoistansa
illative
buffaansa
buffoihinsa
adessive
buffallaan buffallansa
buffoillaan buffoillansa
ablative
buffaltaan buffaltansa
buffoiltaan buffoiltansa
allative
buffalleen buffallensa
buffoilleen buffoillensa
essive
buffanaan buffanansa
buffoinaan buffoinansa
translative
buffakseen buffaksensa
buffoikseen buffoiksensa
abessive
buffattaan buffattansa
buffoittaan buffoittansa
instructive
comitative
—buffoineen buffoinensa :

## Italian
### Adjective

buffa
* feminine singular of buffo

### Verb

buffa
* inflection of buffare:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

## Maltese
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbuf.fa/

### Adjective

buffa f
* feminine singular of buffu

### Noun

buffa f (plural buffi)
* female equivalent of buffu: female clown

## Sicilian
### Etymology

From Latin būfō (“toad”).

### Noun

buffa f (plural buffi)
* toad (Bufo bufo)
* (derogatory) fat woman

#### Derived terms

* buffa quatrana
* fari buffa

#### Descendants

* → Italian: buffa (regional)
* → Italian: Buffa

#### See also

* babbu
* boffa
* buffu
* coffa
* cubba
* cuffia
* gebbia
* smorfia
* stoffa
* tappu
* toppa
* tuppu

### References

* AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 455: “il rospo” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it
* Traina, Antonino (1868) “buffa”, in Nuovo vocabolario Siciliano-Italiano [New Sicilian-Italian vocabulary] (in Italian), Liber Liber, published 2020, page 574
* Pasqualino (c. 1790) “buffa”, in Vocabolario siciliano etimologico, italiano e latino (in Italian), volume 1, page 214
* Mortillaro, Vincenzo (1862) “buffa”, in Nuovo vocabolario siciliano-italiano (in Italian), page 120

## Swedish
### Verb

buffa (present buffar, preterite buffade, supine buffat, imperative buffa)
* push, shove, nudge, jostle